Hallmark Hotel by Bon Hotels

Beautiful city, but local scammers around Maboneng turned us off. Tourists are not allowed to walk around without paying a tourism fee to guys in uniform with name tag that says "tourism office" or something like that. Room is very nice and spacious, we have a wrap around balcony where we have coffee every morning. Bathroom is also spacious and always clean with a nice tub. My issue was the curtains in the bathroom are not thick enough, so one can see through the bathroom at night when lights are on. We had to take a shower in the dark. Cindy at the front desk is a rock star! She helped us every step of the way.

An initial shock, but the hotel won us around: Upon collection at the airport the driver said “do you know the area where you are staying”? The driver kindly drove us around the now defunct Central Business District (everything has now moved to upmarket Sandton). This was as bad a place as I have ever been and highly dangerous for tourists. We accepted we’d made a big mistake booking here. After four nights and becoming accustomed to Uber taxis we felt comfortable at the hotel which was definitely safe. The staff were amazing and so helpful. Rooms clean and presentable and VFM. The basement Jazz cafe was simply awesome but only opens from Thursday to Sunday: likewise the rooftop bar which we didn’t visit because there was a private function on. I would stay there again, but this time knowing what to expect and how to deal with the surroundings. No walking in the street - Uber everywhere.

My favourite hotel in the world. Great design - by David Adjaye and DJ/producer Black Coffee. Good friendly staff, rooftop bar, jazz club in the basement and ground floor restaurant. The barbershop is fab too and the massages are excellent. The hotel rooms occupy 2 of the 15 floors - most of the other floors are rented apar**ents to young Jozi creatives so you get an ever changing crowd in the bar, restaurant, foyer etc - makes it interesting. Good value too. It’s in a cool location but you’ll need to take cabs in the local area to be 100% safe. We did walk back one day from near Hillbrow as we couldn’t get a cab, and we were fine. Definitely don’t do that at night though.

Hotel was very nice, staff were really friendly, nice coffee shop/cafe downstairs for breakfast and the Marabi Club (Jazz club) downstairs in the basement was great. Area is fine to get Uber/taxi from but not advised to walk. Only one downside of the room was the shower wasn’t great, but rest of the room was nice. Would recommend.

We had someone enter our room in the middle of the night, even though I had bolted the door from the inside. This is unacceptable and should not have happened. Fortunately, the person who entered left when we shouted at them. There is also no temperature control in the room, and it was very hot for the first half of the night. The room faces the street, which is very noisy, especially on a weekend night.

i went there for my school project the security lady was rude...the receptionist was also rude we tried to ask question regarding the assignment she did not want to help I do not know if they treated us bad because we were students or what

If you want a stay in a fantastic hotel that is right in the middle of Johannesburg...a hotel that is not located in the mostly-affluent sections of Johannesburg, containing all of the predictable and thus somewhat boring hotel brands, then this is the place for you. With its decor emphasizing an artistic avant garde expression, the staff is outstanding and always willing to help. Sure, the neighborhood is a bit more spicy than the all-too-safe and predictable hotel neighborhoods in the outlying areas of Johannesburg. But we felt fully supported by the staff, who went out of their way to make us feel welcome and safe. The room was modern and tastefully appointed and the food was very good. We felt it was very well priced.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, having decided against “more normal tourist areas” of Johannesburg. The bedroom was both huge and comfortable, and the staff were amazing; polite, unfailingly professional, friendly and helpful. Rooftop bar with incredible 360 views of Johannesburg was a real highlight, as was the Marabi Club in the basement. Dining and Jazz in the Marabi was exceptional. Would happily stay here again.

The staff is super friendly and helpful. It feels very safe.